 | Book 7 Chapter 4
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| 1 | saṃjaya uvāca
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| 1 | tasya lālapyataḥ śrutvā vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
deśakālocitaṃ vākyam abravīt prītamānasaḥ
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| 2 | samudra iva sindhūnāṃ jyotiṣām iva bhāskaraḥ
satyasya ca yathā santo bījānām iva corvarā
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| 3 | parjanya iva bhūtānāṃ pratiṣṭhā suhṛdāṃ bhava
bāndhavās tvānujīvantu sahasrākṣam ivāmarāḥ
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| 4 | svabāhubalavīryeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrapriyaiṣiṇā
karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā kāmbojā nihatās tvayā
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| 5 | girivrajagatāś cāpi nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ
ambaṣṭhāś ca videhāś ca gāndhārāś ca jitās tvayā
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| 6 | himavaddurganilayāḥ kirātā raṇakarkaśāḥ
duryodhanasya vaśagāḥ kṛtāḥ karṇa tvayā purā
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| 7 | tatra tatra ca saṃgrāme duryodhanahitaiṣiṇā
bahavaś ca jitā vīrās tvayā karṇa mahaujasā
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| 8 | yathā duryodhanas tāta sajñātikulabāndhavaḥ
tathā tvam api sarveṣāṃ kauravāṇāṃ gatir bhava
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| 9 | śivenābhivadāmi tvāṃ gaccha yudhyasva śatrubhiḥ
anuśādhi kurūn saṃkhye dhatsva duryodhane jayam
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| 10 | bhavān pautrasamo 'smākaṃ yathā duryodhanas tathā
tavāpi dharmataḥ sarve yathā tasya vayaṃ tathā
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| 11 | yaunāt saṃbandhakāl loke viśiṣṭaṃ saṃgataṃ satām
sadbhiḥ saha naraśreṣṭha pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
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| 12 | sa satyasaṃgaro bhūtvā mamedam iti niścitam
kurūṇāṃ pālaya balaṃ yathā duryodhanas tathā
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| 13 | iti śrutvā vacaḥ so 'tha caraṇāv abhivādya ca
yayau vaikartanaḥ karṇas tūrṇam āyodhanaṃ prati
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| 14 | so 'bhivīkṣya naraughāṇāṃ sthānam apratimaṃ mahat
vyūḍhapraharaṇoraskaṃ sainyaṃ tat samabṛṃhayat
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| 15 | karṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsaṃ yuddhāya samavasthitam
kṣveḍitāsphoṭitaravaiḥ siṃhanādaravair api
dhanuḥśabdaiś ca vividhaiḥ kuravaḥ samapūjayan
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